The inaugural collaboration between Alessi and Marcel Wanders resulted in "Dressed", a tableware collection of humanist sensibility and intricate detail. The Dutch designer cleverly balances modern minimalism with an ornate Baroque style, achieving a certain level of refined elegance.

Alessi's MW09 Dressed Square Tray is made of mirror-polished 18/10 stainless steel. The elegant decoration in the center is achieved by the new application of the rolling relief technique, which gives an intriguing three-dimensionality
to the tray.

Dimensions

13.5" Square

Material(s)
18/10 stainless steel

Item Number
ALS-MW09-OBSP

Model(s) MW09

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Design by Marcel Wanders, 2011.By Alessi.

The inaugural collaboration between Alessi and Marcel Wanders resulted in "Dressed", a tableware collection of humanist sensibility and intricate detail. The Dutch designer cleverly balances modern minimalism with an ornate Baroque style, achieving a certain level of refined elegance.

Alessi's MW09 Dressed Square Tray is made of mirror-polished 18/10 stainless steel. The elegant decoration in the center is achieved by the new application of the rolling relief technique, which gives an intriguing three-dimensionality
to the tray.

Alessi. Art and Poetry.

Alessi is a family owned Italian design company, founded in 1921. Giovanni Alessi, a talented sheet metal worker, produced items by hand for the table and home out of copper, brass and nickel-silver. He was later joined by his son Carlo who was responsible for many of the designs produced in the 1930s and early 1940s. In the mid 1940s Alessi began to work with outside designers. The current Alessi catalog is the result of a collaboration with over 500 designers from all over the world.

"A true work of design must be able to move people, to convey feelings, to trigger memories, to surprise, to go against the grain. From this point of view, design intended to conjure up images in people's minds, which makes them a bit happier, still has tremendous potential." — Alberto Alessi

Marcel Wanders grew up in Boxtel, the Netherlands, and graduated cum laude from the School of the Arts Arnhem in 1988.
Marcel Wanders' fame started with his iconic Knotted Chair, which he produced for Droog Design in 1996. He is now ubiquitous,
designing for the biggest European contemporary design manufacturers like B&B Italia, Bisazza, Poliform, Moroso, Flos, Boffi,
Cappellini, Droog Design and Moooi of which he is also art director and co-owner. Founded in 2000, Moooi has grown into an
internationally renowned design label. Additionally, Marcel Wanders works on architectural and interior design projects and
recently turned his hand to consumer home appliances.

Marcel was the editor of the International Design Yearbook 2005. In the same year, together with chef Peter Lute, he
established the extraordinary LUTE SUITES hospitality-concept, the first "all over city suites" hotel in the world.
He also designed the interior of Blits, a new restaurant in Rotterdam and the interior of restaurant "Thor" at the
Hotel on Rivington in New York including bar, lounge and private club. Marcel is the first and among the most important
designers of Droog design. He was a juror for various prizes like the Rotterdam Design Prize (for which his own products were
nominated several times) and the Kho Liang Ie prize. He lectured at SFMoMA, Limn, the Design Academy, Nike, IDFA,
FutureDesignDays and has taught at various design academies in the Netherlands and abroad.

Various designs of Marcel Wanders have been selected for the most important design collections and exhibitions in the world,
like the Museum of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco, the V&A Museum in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam,
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Central Museum in Utrecht, Museum of Decorative Arts Copenhagen and various
Droog Design exhibitions. Coverage on Marcel has been published in all leading design magazines and newspapers such as Domus,
Interni, Blueprint, Design Report, Frame, I.D. magazine, Abitare, Wallpaper, Nylon, Elle decoration, Icon, Esquire, the
International Herald Tribune, Washington Post, the Financial Times, the New York Times and Business Week.